[AF] WiFi is getting dangerous

[Blake Bowers]

Which would pertain if it was a government computer,
or has a high dollar value of the use.

Nothing can even be taken on a stretch to pertain to
using some wireless connection for simple internet
access.  Westlaw shows no cites either.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
To: "The Alternate Frequency" <af at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [AF] WiFi is getting dangerous


> ------ At 06:30 PM 5/26/2007, Blake Bowers wrote: -------
>
>>And a cite for that?
>>
>>>I believe it's illegal to connect to a signal you don't own or have 
>>>permission to use. If you sit outside someone's house and use their 
>>>connection you can be prosecuted. I think the assumption here is that the 
>>>free service is for the use of customers only
>
> My attorney friends who deal in geekdom pointed me to this: 
> http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00001030----000-.html
>